Bodies of Cuban officers killed during US capture of President Maduro repatriated

Reading Time: 3 minutesCuban soldiers wearing white gloves marched out of a plane on Thursday carrying boxes with the remains of the 32 Cuban officers killed during the United States’ capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. 

Trumpets and drums played solemnly at Havana’s airport to receive the bodies.

Jamaica gets upgraded Canadian travel advisory

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor There is good news for Jamaica as Canada has upgraded its travel advisory on the destination. The island is now back at ‘yellow’ status with the Canadian government,…

Jamaicans impacted by US immigrant visa pause advised to seek information from embassy

Reading Time: 2 minutesMinister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith is advising Jamaicans impacted by the US immigrant visa pause to seek information directly from the embassy.

The announcement was made on Wednesday, January 14, by the American State Department, which is set to take effect on January 21, 2026. The Trump administration has suspended immigrant visa processing from 75 countries, including Jamaica, arguing that nationals from these countries are likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.

Young Jamaica blasts Dawes’ response to UHWI audit, demands answers from opposition spokesman

Reading Time: 2 minutesYoung Jamaica, the youth arm of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), has described as barefaced and disingenuous a statement issued by Opposition Spokesman on Health and Wellness, Dr Alfred…

Tourism minister to lead aggressive global marketing blitz in US and Spain

Reading Time: 3 minutesJamaica Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett, who is on an aggressive global marketing drive to rebuild and reposition the country’s tourism sector following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, departed the…

Vaz: Student transportation cards mandatory for rural school buses effective February 1

Reading Time: 2 minutesMinister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport of Jamaica, Daryl Vaz, says the Rural School Bus Programme remains stable and fully operational, as the government moves to implement a fully cashless payment system for students beginning February 1.

Vaz reported that 82 rural school buses are currently available and fully deployed across dispatch locations island-wide.